Homemade burgers

By: Rachel Allen From: Rachel's Favourite Food...

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Prep time:
25 mins
Cook time:
15 mins
Serves:
4

For a fabulous take on fast food, Rachel Allen tucks meaty and moreish home made burgers inside toasted ciabatta

Tips and suggestions

Eat with...
Cucumber Pickle
Drink with...
Shiraz
Cooks Tips...

The burgers are delicious with some chopped chilli and coriander instead of the parsley and thyme; or try adding some cayenne pepper, ground cumin and coriander to burgers using minced lamb. These spicy burgers are great served with a tablesppon of yoghurt or sweet chilli sauce. Instead you could add one tablespoon of chilli sauce and one chopped fresh chilli into the raw burger mixture instead of herbs.

Do make sure the meat has a little of fat in it, or the burgers will be very dry when cooked.

Ingredients

  • 10g Butter
  • 75g Onions, finely chopped
  • 450g minced beef, or minced lamb
  • 1/2 tsp Thyme, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp Parsley, chopped
  • 1 Eggs, beaten
  • pinch fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 tbsp Olive oil, for frying

To serve

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Method

1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan, and add the onion. Fry over a gentle heat until the onion is soft and very pale golden. Leave to cool.

2. Mix the mince with the herbs and egg, and then season with salt and pepper. Add the onions, and mix.

3. Fry a tiny bit of the mixture in the frying pan to check for seasoning, and then shape into hamburgers. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the burgers for several minutes on each side.

4. Split the ciabatta horizontally, and toast under the grill. Fill the toasted ciabatta with lettuce, the mayonnaise and some cucumber pickle.Pop the hot cooked burger inside, and serve immediately.

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Latest Comment

I always use a handful of porridge oats to the mixture.. which makes it go further and you do not taste them

A Jeanie A Jeanie Posted 26 Jun 2009 6:00 PM
 

Do you use sweet chilli or just normal chilli sauce in the burger?

Fati 1 Fati 1 Posted 10 Apr 2009 1:33 PM
 

Tried it with the Chilli and the family loved them

AJK1 AJK1 Posted 16 Apr 2008 10:32 PM